JULY 10, 2017
VOLUME 46 ISSUE 26
PREMIUM CONTENT FROM PRODUCT SAFETY LETTER
Subscriber-Only Story Six CPSC contracts made available in late June give insights into various upcoming or ongoing agency activities. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC received both positive and negative input in the additional comments posted to the docket on inclined sleep products. Subscriber-Only Story CPSC knows of four non-occupational fireworks deaths and an estimated 11,000 injuries during 2016, according to its annual report that coincided with Independence Day. Subscriber-Only Story The European Commission June 14 presented preliminary results of its ongoing, major review of the Product Liability Directive (85/374 EEC) alongside a panel of product liability and product safety experts. Subscriber-Only Story A dozen Democratic senators June 29 sought information from FDA and CDC on problems involving blood-lead tests. Subscriber-Only Story Three consumer groups June 28 wrote to CPSC asking for more attention to the 2016 Ikea recall of dressers related to tipping concerns. Subscriber-Only Story The European Parliament’s Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection published its report on "a longer lifetime for products: benefits for consumers and companies." Subscriber-Only Story The European Parliament July 4 adopted a resolution on longer product lifetimes, including product safety considerations. Subscriber-Only Story Brexit likely will have minimal effect on consumer issues like product safety according to a newly available April report from the European Parliament. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on table saws, crumb rubber, infant mattresses, SIDS, CPSC awards, flame retardants, chemicals, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on 3D printing, amusement rides, ducts, fire dampers, infant tubs, play surfaces, bouncer seats, and more. Subscriber-Only Story Briefs on toothpick crossbows, window coverings, REACH, substances in articles, and more. |